What is median age in Morocco?

Median age in Morocco was 29.19 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Morocco?

The highest recorded value was 29.19 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Morocco?

The lowest recorded value was 15.47 years in 1969.

How does Morocco rank for median age?

Morocco ranks 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Morocco?

Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Morocco data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Morocco

Name: Median age in Morocco
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Morocco: Median age was 29.19 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

29.19 years

Change on year

up 1.1%

World rank

136th

of 236 countries

All-time high

29.19 years

in 2023

All-time low

15.47 years

in 1969

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Morocco, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Morocco is 29.19 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Morocco peaked at 29.19 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.47 years, in 1969.

Morocco ranks 136th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	17.96 years	17.18 years	18.31 years	10
1960s	15.92 years	15.47 years	16.85 years	10
1970s	15.82 years	15.49 years	16.3 years	10
1980s	17.19 years	16.44 years	18.12 years	10
1990s	19.74 years	18.39 years	21.11 years	10
2000s	22.83 years	21.41 years	24.35 years	10
2010s	26.26 years	24.69 years	27.87 years	10
2020s	28.71 years	28.23 years	29.19 years	4

Countries ranked near Morocco

133 Bhutan 29.39 years compare
134 Oman 29.27 years compare
135 Saudi Arabia 29.25 years compare
137 Israel 29.15 years compare
138 Venezuela 29.02 years compare
139 Mexico 28.89 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9465 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Morocco?: Median age in Morocco was 29.19 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Morocco?: The highest recorded value was 29.19 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Morocco?: The lowest recorded value was 15.47 years in 1969.
How does Morocco rank for median age?: Morocco ranks 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Morocco?: Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.